The following dictionary lists
scientific names of plant
families that belong to the division of flowering plants.
These terms are followed by corresponding
English and
German
names. In certain cases a literal translation is provided
to illustrate cases of equal or similar descriptive
meanings across languages; for example
waterleaf family
and Wasserblattgewächse
for Hydrophyllacea. Some family
entries include a note indicating the change of family
status, which may have been shifted to
subfamily
status or another ranking in the classification hierarchy.
German family names typically end in
-gewächse or
-blütler.
The former ending is the plural form of the noun
Gewächs, meaning
plant or, literally,
something grown.
The ending -blütler is related
to the word Blüte, meaning
flower head.
The dictionary contains entries for frequently and less
frequently encountered plant families. Selected names and
added annotations are based on various resources given in the
Reference section.
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Acanthaceae
en:
acanthus family.
de:
Akanthusgewächse,
Bärenklaugewächse.
Literal translation:
acanthus family →
Akanthusgewächse
(Akanthus means
acanthus).
Aceraceae
en:
maple family.
de:
Ahorngewächse.
Literal translation:
maple family →
Ahorngewächse
(Ahorn means maple).
Achariaceae
en:
use of scientific name.
de:
use of scientific name.
Adoxaceae
en:
muskroot family.
de:
Moschuskrautgewächse.
Literal translation:
muskroot family →
Moschuskrautgewächse
(Moschuskraut means
muskroot).
Agavaceae
en:
agave family.
de:
Agavengewächse.
Literal translations:
agave family →
Agavengewächse.
Note:
Agavaceae is now treated as
subfamily Agavoideae within
the family Asparagaceae.
Aizoaceae
en:
fig-marigold family,
ice plant family.
de:
Mittagsblumengewächse.
Alismataceae
en:
water-plantains family.
de:
Froschlöffelgewächse.
Amaranthaceae
en:
amaranth family.
de:
Fuchsschwanzgewächse.
Amaryllidaceae
en:
amaryllis family,
daffodil family.
de:
Amaryllisgewächse,
Narzissengewächse.
Anacardiaceae
en:
sumac family,
cashew family.
de:
Sumachgewächse.
Annonaceae
en:
custard apple family.
de:
Annonengewächse,
Flaschenbaumgewächse,
Rahmapfelgewächse,
Schuppenapfelgewächse.
Apiaceae
en:
carrot family,
parsley family.
de:
Doldengewächse,
Doldenblütler.
Note:
Dolde means
umbel, as in
Umbelliferae (plants
carrying flowers in umbels),
synonymously used for
Apiaceae.
Apocynaceae
en:
dogbane family.
de:
Hundsgiftgewächse.
Literal translations:
dogbane family →
Hundsgiftgewächse;
(Hund means dog
and Gift means poison
that can be bane-causing).
Aquifoliaceae
en:
holly family.
de:
Stechpalmengewächse.
Araceae
en:
arum family.
de:
Aronstabgewächse.
Literal translation:
arum family →
Aronstabgewächse
(aron means
arum and Stab
means stick).
Araliaceae
en:
ivy family.
de:
Araliengewächse.
Arecaceae
en:
palm family.
de:
Palmengewächse.
Literal translation:
palm family →
Palmengewächse
(Palme means
palm).
Aristolochiaceae
en:
birthwort family.
de:
Osterluzeigewächse.
Asclepiadaceae
en:
milkweed family.
de:
Seidenpflanzengewächse,
Schwalbenwurzgewächse.
Note:
Asclepiadaceae is now treated as
subfamily Asclepiadoideae in
the family Apocynaceae.
Asteraceae
en:
aster family,
daisy family,
sunflower family.
de:
Asterngewächse,
Korbblütler,
Korbblütengewächse,
Köpfchenblütler.
Literal translations:
aster family →
Asterngewächse;
sunflower family →
Sonnenblumengewächse.
Balsaminaceae
en:
balsam family.
de:
Balsaminengewächse.
Berberidaceae
en:
barberry family.
de:
Berberitzengewächse,
Sauerdorngewächse.
Betulaceae
en:
birch family.
de:
Birkengewächse.
Literal translations:
birch family →
Birkengewächse
(Birke means birch tree).
Bignoniaceae
en:
bignonia family,
bat flower family,
catalpa family,
trumpet creeper family.
de:
Trompetenbaumgewächse.
Literal translations:
trumpet creeper family →
Trompetenbaumgewächse
(Trompete means
trumpet).
Bombacaceae
en:
bombax family,
durian family.
de:
Wollbaumgewächse.
Note:
Bombacaceae is now often treated as
subfamily Bombacoideae in
the family Malvaceae.
Boraginaceae
en:
borage family,
forget-me-not family.
de:
Borretschgewächse,
Raubblattgewächse.
Literal translation:
borage family →
Borretschgewächse
(Borretsch, also
Gurkenkraut, means
borage).
Brassicaceae
en:
mustard family,
cabbage family,
crucifers.
de:
Kreuzblütengewächse,
Kreuzblütler.
Note:
Kreuz means
cross, Latin
crux or cruci,
as in Cruciferae
(plants with cross-bearing flowers), synonymously used for
Brassicaceae.
Bromeliaceae
en:
bromeliad family,
pineapple family.
de:
Bromeliengewächse,
Ananasgewächse.
Literal translation:
pineapple family →
Ananasgewächse
(Ananas means
pineapple).
Burseraceae
en:
torchwood family.
de:
Balsambaumgewächse.
Butomaceae
en:
flowering-rush family.
de:
Schwanenblumengewächse.
Buxaceae
en:
boxwood family.
de:
Buchsbaumgewächse.
Literal translations:
boxwood family →
Buchsbaumgewächse
(Buchsbaum means
boxwood).
Cactaceae
en:
cacti.
de:
Kakteen,
Kakteengewächse.
Caesalpiniaceae
en:
use of scientific name.
de:
Johannisbrotgewächse,
Bockshörndlbaumgewächse
(in Austria).
Note:
Caesalpiniaceae is now treated as
subfamily Caesalpinioideae in
the family Fabaceae.
Campanulaceae
en:
bellflower family.
de:
Glockenblumengewächse.
Literal translation:
bellflower family →
Glockenblumengewächse
(Glocke means bell and
Blume means flower).
Cannaceae
en:
canna family,
Indian shot family.
de:
Blumenrohrgewächse.
Capparaceae
en:
caper family.
de:
Kaperngewächse.
Literal translations:
caper family →
Kaperngewächse
(Kaper means caper).
Caprifoliaceae
en:
honeysuckle family.
de:
Geißblattgewächse.
Caricaceae
en:
papaya family.
de:
Melonenbaumgewächse.
Caryophyllaceae
en:
pink family,
carnation family.
de:
Nelkengewächse.
Celastraceae
en:
staff vine family,
bittersweet family.
de:
Spindelbaumgewächse.
Ceratophyllaceae
en:
hornwort family.
de:
Hornblattgewächse.
Cercidiphyllaceae
en:
katsura family.
de:
Katsurabäume,
Kuchenbäume.
Chenopodiaceae
en:
goosefoot family.
de:
Gänsefußgewächse.
Literal translation:
goosefoot family →
Gänsefußgewächse
(Gänse, the plural form of
Gans, means
goose and Fuß
means foot).
Note:
Chenopodiaceae is now often
included within family Amaranthaceaea.
Cichoriaceae
en:
chicory family.
de:
Zungenblütler.
Note:
Cichoriaceae is now treated as
subfamily Cichorioideae within
the family Asteraceae.
Cistaceae
en:
rock-rose family.
de:
Zistrosengewächse.
Convolvulaceae
en:
bindweed family,
morning glory family.
de:
Windengewächse.
Cornaceae
en:
dogwood family.
de:
Hartriegelgewächse.
Crassulaceae
en:
stonecrop family,
orpine family.
de:
Dickblattgewächse.
Cucurbitaceae
en:
gourd family.
de:
Kürbisgewächse.
Cunoniaceae
en:
cunonia family.
de:
Cunoniablattgewächse.
Cyperaceae
en:
sedge family.
de:
Sauergrasgewächse,
Riedgrasgewächse,
Riedgräser.
Literal translation:
sedge family →
Riedgrasgewächse
(Riedgras means sedge).
Dilleniaceae
en:
dillenia family.
de:
Rosenapfelgewächse.
Dioscoreaceae
en:
yam family.
de:
Yamswurzelgewächse,
Yamswurzgewächse,
Yamsgewächse,
Schmerwurzgewächse.
Dipsacaceae
en:
teasel family.
de:
Kardengewächse.
Note:
Dipsacaceae is also treated as
subfamily Dipsacoideae within
the family Caprifoliaceae.
Dipterocarpaceae
en:
dipterocarps.
de:
Flügelfruchtgewächse.
Droseraceae
en:
sundew family.
de:
Sonnentaugewächse.
Literal translations:
sundew family →
Sonnentaugewächse
(Sonnentau means sundew).
Ebenaceae
en:
ebony family.
de:
Ebenholzgewächse.
Literal translations:
ebony family →
Ebenholzgewächse
(ebony means Ebenholz).
Elaeagaceae
en:
oleaster family.
de:
Ölweidengewächse.
Empetraceae
Note:
This family is now generally recognized as part of the
family Ericaceae [Kron, 1996].
Epacridaceae
Note:
This family is now generally recognized as part of the
family Ericaceae [Kron, 1996].
Ericaceae
en:
heath family,
heather family.
de:
Heidekrautgewächse.
Note:
Heide means
heath or heathland
and Kraut means
herb and sometimes
weed.
Erythroxylaceae
en:
coca family.
de:
Rotholzgewächse.
Euphorbiaceae
en:
spurge family.
de:
Wolfsmilchgewächse.
Literal translations:
spurge family →
Wolfsmilchgewächse
(Wolfsmilch means spurge).
Fabaceae
en:
legume family,
pea family,
bean family.
de:
Hülsenfrüchtler,
Schmetterlingsblütler.
Fagaceae
en:
beech family.
de:
Buchengewächse.
Literal translations:
beech family →
Buchengewächse
(Buche means beech tree).
Ficoidaceae
Main entry under synonym
Aizoaceae.
Flacourtiaceae
Note:
Members of this former family are now treated within
other families including
Achariaceae,
Samydaceae and
Salicaceae.
Fumariaceae
en:
fumitory family,
fumewort family,
bleeding-heart family.
de:
Erdrauchgewächse.
Note:
Fumariaceae is sometimes treated as
subfamily Fumarioideae in
the family Papaveraceae.
Gentianaceae
en:
gentian family.
de:
Enziangewächse.
Literal translation:
gentian family →
Enziangewächse
(Enzian means
gentian).
Geraniaceae
en:
geranium family.
de:
Storchschnabelgewächse.
Gesneriaceae
en:
gesneria family.
de:
Gesneriengewächse.
Gramineae
Main entry under synonym
Poaceae.
Grossulariaceae
en:
gooseberry family,
ribes.
de:
Stachelbeergewächse.
Literal translation:
gooseberry family →
Stachelbeergewächse
(Stachelbeere means
gooseberry, although
Stachel means
prickle or spine).
Haloragaceae
en:
watermilfoil family.
de:
Tausendblattgewächse.
Hamamelidaceae
en:
witch-hazel family.
de:
Zaubernussgewächse,
Hamamelisgewächse.
Literal translations:
witch-hazel family →
Zaubernussgewächse
(Zauber means magic
or witchcraft
and Nuss means nut).
Hydrangeaceae
en:
mock-orange family.
de:
Hortensiengewächse.
Hydrocharitaceae
en:
frogbit family.
de:
Froschbissgewächse.
Literal translations:
frogbit family →
Froschbissgewächse
(Frosch means frog
and Biss means bite).
Hippocastanaceae
en:
horse-chestnut family.
de:
Rosskastaniengewächse.
Literal translations:
horse-chestnut family →
Rosskastaniengewächse
(Ross means Pferd
and Kastanie means
chestnut).
Note:
Hippocastanaceae is sometimes
treated as subfamily
Hippocastanoideae in
the family Sapindaceae.
Hydrophyllaceae
en:
waterleaf family.
de:
Wasserblattgewächse.
Literal translation:
waterleaf family →
Wasserblattgewächse
(Wasser means
water and Blatt
means leaf).
Hypericaceae
en:
St. Johnswort family.
de:
Johanniskrautgewächse,
Hartheugewächse.
Literal translations:
St. Johnswort family →
Johanniskrautgewächse
(Johanniskraut means
St. Johnswort; both the German and
English name refer to John the Baptist, since members of
this family are flowering around St. Johanni's Day, June 24).
Illiciaceae
en:
star-anise family.
de:
Sternanisgewächse.
Literal translation:
star-anise family →
Sternanisgewächse
(Stern means
star and Anis means
anise).
Note:
Illiciaceae and
Schisandraceae are sometimes
used synonymously: these two names refer to the earliest
diverging lineages of angiosperms [Wang,2010].
Iridaceae
en:
iris family.
de:
Schwertliliengewächse.
Juncaceae
en:
rush family.
de:
Binsengewächse,
Simsengewächse
(in Österreich).
Literal translation:
rush family →
Binsengewächse
(Binse(n) means rush).
Juncaginaceae
en:
arrow-grass family.
de:
Dreizackgewächse.
Literal translations:
arrow-grass family →
Dreizackgewächse
(Dreizack means
trident in general and
arrow-grass in botany).
Krameriaceae
en:
rhatany family,
ratany family,
rattany family.
de:
Ratanhiengewächse.
Lamiaceae
en:
mint family.
de:
Lippenblütengewächse,
Lippenblütler.
Lauraceae
en:
laurel family.
de:
Lorbeergewächse.
Literal translation:
laurel family →
Lorbeergewächse
(Lorbeer means
laurel).
Leguminosae
Main entry under synonym
Fabaceae.
Lemnaceae
en:
duckweed family,
water lentils.
de:
Wasserlinsengewächse.
Literal translation:
water lentils →
Wasserlinsengewächse
(Wasser means water
and Linse means
lentil).
Note:
Lemnaceae is now treated as
subfamily Lemnoideae within
the family Araceae.
Lentibulariaceae
en:
bladderwort family.
de:
Wasserschlauchgewächse.
Liliaceae
en:
lily family.
de:
Liliengewächse.
Literal translation:
lily family →
Liliengewächse
(Lilie means
lily).
Limnanthaceae
en:
meadow-foam family.
de:
use of scientific name..
Linaceae
en:
flax family.
de:
Leingewächse.
Loasaceae
en:
loasa family.
de:
Blumennesselgewächse.
Lobeliaceae
en:
lobelia family.
de:
Lobeliaceen.
Note:
Lobeliaceae is now treated as
subfamily Lobelioideae within
the family Campanulaceae.
Loganiaceae
en:
strychnine family.
de:
Brechnussgewächse,
Loganiengewächse.
Loranthaceae
en:
mistletoe family.
de:
Riemenblumengewächse.
Lythraceae
en:
loosestrife family.
de:
Weiderichgewächse, also
Blutweiderichgewächse.
Magnoliaceae
en:
magnolia family.
de:
Magnoliengewächse.
Malvaceae
en:
mallow family.
de:
Malvengewächse.
Literal translation:
mallow family →
Malvengewächse.
Marantaceae
en:
arrowroot family.
de:
Pfeilwurzgewächse.
Literal translation:
arrowroot family →
Pfeilwurzgewächse
(Pfeil means
arrow and Wurz,
short for Wurzel, means
root).
Melastomataceae
en:
melastome family.
de:
Schwarzmundgewächse.
Meliaceae
en:
mahagony family.
de:
Mahagonigewächse,
Zedrachgewächse.
Literal translations:
mahagony family →
Mahagonigewächse
(Mahagoni means mahagony).
Menispermaceae
en:
use of scientific name.
de:
Mondsamengewächse.
Menyanthaceae
en:
buckbean family.
de:
Fieberkleegewächse.
Mimosaceae
en:
use of scientific name.
de:
Mimosengewächse.
Monimiaceae
en:
use of scientific name.
de:
Monimiengewächse.
Monotropaceae
en:
dutchman's pipe family.
de:
Fichtenspargelgewächse.
Note:
Monotropaceae members are now
(along with Pyrolaceae members)
included in the subfamily
Monotropoideae within
the family Ericaceae.
Moraceae
en:
mulberry family,
fig family.
de:
Maulbeergewächse.
Literal translations:
mulberry family →
Maulbeergewächse
(Maulbeere means mulberry).
Moringaceae
en:
drumstick tree family.
de:
Bennussgewächse.
Myricaceae
en:
use of scientific name.
de:
Gagelstrauchgewächse.
Musaceae
en:
banana family.
de:
Bananengewächse.
Literal translations:
banana family →
Bananengewächse
(Banane means
banana).
Myristicaceae
en:
nutmeg family.
de:
Muskatnussgewächse.
Literal translations:
nutmeg family →
Muskatnussgewächse
(Muskat means nutmeg
and Nuss means nut).
Myrtaceae
en:
myrtle family.
de:
Myrtengewächse.
Literal translations:
myrtle family →
Myrtengewächse
(Myrte means myrtle).
Najadaceae
en:
water-nymph family.
de:
Nixenkräutergewächse.
Literal translations:
water-nymph family →
Nixenkräutergewächse
(Nixe means
mermaid or
water-nymph and
Kraut means
herb or weed).
Note:
Najadaceae is now treated as
genus Najas within the family
Hydrocharitaceae.
Nymphaeaceae
en:
water-lily family.
de:
Seerosengewächse.
Literal translation:
water-lily family →
Seerosengewächse
(Seerose means literally
lake rose, but is the German
designation for water lily).
Oenotheraceae
Main entry under synonym
Onagraceae.
Onagraceae
en:
evening-primrose family,
willowherb family.
de:
Nachtkerzengewächse.
Orchidaceae
en:
orchid family.
de:
Orchideen,
Orchideengewächse.
Orobanchaceae
en:
broomrape family.
de:
Sommerwurzgewächse.
Oxalidaceae
en:
wood-sorrel family.
de:
Sauerkleegewächse.
Paeoniaceae
en:
peony family.
de:
Pfingstrosengewächse,
Päonien.
Literal translations:
peony family →
Pfingstrosengewächse
(Pfingstrose means
peony).
Note:
Pfingst refers to
Pfingsten, meaning
Pentecost, a holiday week-end in
May or June around the time when peonies are in bloom
in Germany.
Papaveraceae
en:
poppy family.
de:
Mohngewächse.
Literal translations:
poppy family →
Mohngewächse
(Mohn means
poppy).
Parnassiaceae
en:
grass-of-parnassus family.
de:
Herzblattgewächse.
Note:
Parnassiaceae is also treated as
subfamily Parnassioideae in
the family Celastraceae.
Passifloraceae
en:
passion flower family.
de:
Passionsblumengewächse.
Literal translations:
passion family →
Passionsblumengewächse
(Passionsblume means
passion flower).
Pedaliaceae
en:
pedalium family,
sesame family.
de:
Sesamgewächse.
Literal translation:
sesame family →
Sesamgewächse
(Sesam means
sesame).
Phytolaccaceae
en:
pokeweed family.
de:
Kermesbeerengewächse.
Piperaceae
en:
pepper family.
de:
Pfeffergewächse.
Literal translations:
pepper family →
Pfeffergewächse
(Pfeffer means pepper).
Plantaginaceae
en:
plantain family.
de:
Wegerichgewächse,
Ehrenpreisgewächse.
Platanaceae
en:
plane-tree family.
de:
Platanen,
Platanengewächse.
Plumbaginaceae
en:
leadwort family,
plumbago family.
de:
Bleiwurzgewächse.
Poaceae
en:
grass family,
true grasses.
de:
Süßgräser.
Polemoniaceae
en:
phlox family,
Jacob's-ladder family.
de:
Sperrkrautgewächse,
Himmelsleitergewächse.
Polygalaceae
en:
milkwort family.
de:
Kreuzblumengewächse.
Polygonaceae
en:
knotweed family,
smartweed family,
buckwheat.
de:
Knöterichgewächse.
Literal translations:
knotweed family →
Knöterichgewächse
(Knöterich means
knotweed).
Portulacaceae
en:
purslane family.
de:
Portulakgewächse.
Potamogetonaceae
en:
pondweed family.
de:
Laichkrautgewächse.
Literal translations:
pondweed family →
Laichkrautgewächse
(Laich means
spawn, thus referring to a
pond habitat, and
Kraut means
herb or weed).
Primulaceae
en:
primrose family.
de:
Primelgewächse.
Punicaceae
en:
pomegranate family.
de:
Granatapfelbaumgewächse.
Literal translations:
pomegranate family →
Granatapfelbaumgewächse
(Granatapfel means
granate apple,
pomegranate, and
Baum means tree).
Pyrolaceae
en:
wintergreen family.
de:
Wintergrüngewächse.
Note:
Pyrolaceae members are now
(along with Monotropaceae members)
included in the subfamily
Monotropoideae within
the family Ericaceae.
Ranunculaceae
en:
buttercup family,
crowfoot family.
de:
Hahnenfußgewächse.
Resedaceae
en:
mignonette family.
de:
Resedagewächse.
Rhamnaceae
en:
buckthorn family.
de:
Kreuzdorngewächse.
Rosaceae
en:
rose family.
de:
Rosengewächse.
Rubiaceae
en:
madder family,
coffee family,
bedstraw family.
de:
Krappgewächse,
Kaffeegewächse,
Rötegewächse.
Literal translations:
madder family →
Krappgewächse
(Krapp means madder);
coffee family →
Kaffeegewächse
(Kaffee means coffee).
Ruppiaceae
en:
ditch grasses.
de:
Saldengewächse.
Rutaceae
en:
rue family,
citrus family.
de:
Rutengewächse.
Salicaceae
en:
willow family.
de:
Weidengewächse.
Literal translations:
willow family →
Weidengewächse
(Weide means
willow).
Samydaceae
en:
use of scientific name.
de:
use of scientific name.
Santalaceae
en:
sandalwood family.
de:
Sandelholzewächse.
Literal translations:
sandalwood family →
Sandelholzgewächse
(Sandelholz means
sandalwood).
Sapindaceae
en:
soapberry family.
de:
Seifenbaumgewächse.
Literal translations:
soapberry family →
Seifenbaumgewächse
(Seife means soap
and Baum means tree:
depending on a particular species, tree bark or berries
are used to make soap and soap-like products).
Sapotaceae
en:
sapodilla family.
de:
Sapotagewächse,
Sapotengewächse,
Breiapfelgewächse.
Saxifragaceae
en:
saxifrage family.
de:
Steinbrechgewächse.
Literal translations:
saxifrage family →
Steinbrechgewächse
(Stein means
rock, Latin: saxum;
brechen means
to break,
Latin: fragere).
Scheuchzeriaceae
en:
rannoch-rush family.
de:
Blumenbinsengewächse,
Blasenbinsebgewächse.
Schisandraceae
Main entry under name for phylogenetically
related family
Illiciaceae.
Scrophulariaceae
en:
figwort family.
de:
Braunwurzgewächse,
Rachenblütler.
Simaroubaceae
en:
tree-of-heaven family,
quassia family.
de:
Bittereschengewächse.
Smilacaceae
en:
catbrier family,
greenbrier family.
de:
Stechwindengewächse.
Solanaceae
en:
nightshade family.
de:
Nachtschattengewächse.
Literal translations:
nightshade family →
Nachtschattengewächse
(Nacht means night and
Schatten means shade).
Sterculiaceae
en:
cacao family.
de:
Sterkuliengewächse,
Stinkbaumgewächse .
Note:
Sterculiaceae is now often treated as
subfamily Sterculioideae in
the family Malvaceae.
Styracaceae
en:
silver bells family.
de:
Storaxbaumgewächse.
Tamaricaceae
en:
tamarisk family.
de:
Tamariskengewächse.
Theaceae
en:
tea family.
de:
Teestrauchgewächse.
Literal translations:
tea family →
Teestrauchgewächse
(Tee means tea and
Strauch means shrub).
Tiliaceae
en:
linden family,
basswood family.
de:
Lindengewächse.
Literal translations:
linden family →
Lindengewächse;
(Hund means dog.
Trapaceae
en:
use of scientific name.
de:
Wassernussgewächse.
Tropaeolaceae
en:
nasturtium family.
de:
Kapuzinerkressengewächse.
Ulmaceae
en:
elm family.
de:
Ulmengewächse.
Literal translations:
elm family →
Ulmengewächse
(Ulme means elm).
Umbelliferae
Main entry under synonym
Apiaceae.
Urticaceae
en:
nettle family.
de:
Brennnesselgewächse.
Literal translations:
nettle family →
Brennnesselgewächse
(Brennnessel means
stinging nettle).
Valerianaceae
en:
valerian family.
de:
Baldriangewächse.
Note:
Valerianaceae is also treated as
subfamily Valerianoideae within
the family Caprifoliaceae.
Verbenaceae
en:
verbena family.
de:
Eisenkrautgewächse.
Violaceae
en:
violet family.
de:
Veilchengewächse.
Literal translation:
violet family →
Veilchengewächse
(Veilchen means
violet).
Vitaceae
en:
grape family.
de:
Weinrebengewächse.
Literal translations:
grape family →
Weinrebengewächse
(Weinrebe means
grapevine).
Xanthorrhoeaceae
en:
aloe family.
de:
Grasbaumgewächse.
Zannichelliaceae
en:
horned pondweed family.
de:
Teichlinsen.
Note: is sometimes
Zannichelliaceae
treated as part of the family
Potamogetonaceae.
Zingiberaceae
en:
ginger family.
de:
Ingwergewächse.
Literal translation:
ginger family →
Ingwergewächse
(Ingwer means
ginger).
Zosteraceae
en:
seagrass family.
de:
Seegrasgewächse,
Seegräser.
Literal translation:
seagrass family →
Seegrasgewächse
(Seegras means
seagrass).
Zygophyllaceae
en:
caltrop family.
de:
Jochblattgewächse.
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